Stippling tool



AJune 23, 1931. y H, TAYLOR 1,811,372

STIPPLING TOOL Filed Aug. 28, 1930 fig# Hg.' .5

Patented June 23, 1931 PATENT OFFICE HARRY TAYLOR, OF WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO PAUL' KRAUSE, OF WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK sTIrrLiNG Toor.

I Application filed August 28, 1930. Serial No. 478,536.

This invention relates to stippling tools and stippling devices,V and particularly, to that type whereby variousy designs maybe made by stippling upon a freshly coated surface, or coating material may be transferred to the surface to form the required designs thereupon.

In strippling tools Vor brushes ofthe type heretofore known, anumber of stippling members have customarily been secured to a brush head or handle by securing each member individually in place. Screws have usually been used for this purpose. Considerable time and labor must therefore be consumed in the lremoval of the stippling members from the brush head, when it becomes necessary to replace said members due to wear, or when said members lose their effectiveness. Furthermore, it is difficult to replace the stippling members when the design is to be varied. In such cases, the operatormust provide himself with a number of tools, each provided with stippling members formed in a design differing from the other members, and he is either compelled to discard the brush head when the stippling members are worn out, or he must go to the trouble of removing each member individually from the head and substitute another therefor.

My invention contemplates theprovision of a` holder wherein all of the stippling members simultaneously may be firmly" secured with ease and rapidity, and may all be substantially instantaneously removed whendesired.4

. My invention further. contemplates the provision of such a holder, which may. be used in connection with stippling members of different designs, so that the single holder only is all that is necessary in connection with a variety of stippling members;

My invention further contemplates the provision of a unit for holding a plurality of stippling members in assembled relation, so that the entire assembly may be manipulated in one operation, and the unit readily inserted into `and removed from a suitable holder therefor.

Myl invention further contemplates the pro- ViOIl O a durable stippling member formed into either a predetermined or haphazard design and of inexpensive construction, so that it may economically be discarded and replaced by another such member after its useful life has terminated.

The kvarious objects of my invention will be clear from the description which follows, and from the drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is a vertical section, taken on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2, and partial elevation of one form of my improved stippling tool, showing the stippling members assembled therein.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.

' .Fig.' 3is a bottom plan-view thereof.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section, taken on the line 44 of Fig. 5, of a. modified form of my improved tool.

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the same.

Fig. 6 isa detailed section of one of the stippling members and of part of the retaining plate therefor, and

Fig. 7 is a similar view of a modified form of stippling member and of the means illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of retaining said member in place in the holder.

In that practical embodiment of my invention illustrated by way of example, I employ a suitable holder into which a multiplicity of stippling members may be quickly clamped in one operation, and as quickly removed, as for purposes of replacement. Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the holder includes the handle l10 to which is secured the holder proper 11 corresponding to a brush head. Said head is preferably made of suitable light and inexpensive material, such as wood or its equivalent. The holder or head 11 is provided with a pair of edge guide rails as 12 and 13 secured to the lower face thereof at the edges as by means of the screws 14 and thereby forming supports for the horizontally slidable clamping member 15.

The holder 11 and the slide 15 are suitably shaped to slide relatively and to cooperate with eachother for the purpose of clamping the stippling members 16 therebetween. Toward this end, the holder 11 is provided with a longitudinal extending groove 17 between and parallel to the rails 12 and 13. The

@9161er ll is :further provided with a .series Ot i i As illustrated in Fig. 3, the blocks 19 arepref-- erably though not necessarily of rectangularY outline.

The grooves 18 are of greater width than the corresponding width of t-he blocks 19 for the purpose soon to be set forth, but the.

grooves 17 and 18 are preferably of a depth or height substantially yequal tothe thickness or' height of the slide 15. That edge 20 of each of said'blocks 19,*which is'nearer the end 21 of the holder, is'provided with a curved indent or recess 22, adapted'to'receiv'e andengage'the surface. of about half of the correspondingly shaped end 23' of the stippling member 16. Fitted intol the groove17 and provided with transverse arms 29 extending intothe grooves 1,8is the slide or clamping member 15. Said slide is suitably supported for reciprocating'irioivement relatively to the holder 11 as'b'y means of theibolts 24, passing through the opening 25'" ofl the slide and through'thel slot' 26 of-y the holder 11. As' clearly showninFig. 1, 'the head'of the bo-lt maybe counter-sunk into the lower Vface of the slide, and the upper end of'the'bolt carries the nut 27.A` A suitable washer be interposed between the n tand the upper face ofthe holder 11. .l

As shown in Fig. 3, the longitudinally arranged portion 28 oif the slide 15 substantially fills the groove17 when the slide and holder are in their operativepositions.` The transversely arranged arms 29 Vof the slide, however, only partly fill' the grooves 18, whereby the slide may be'moved forwardlyv andl backwardly, as desired. At the'ed'ge 30 of each of the arms 29, a curved recess 31 'ismada complementary to the recess 22 ofthe blocks 19. Whenthe'parts are in the positions indicated in the drawings,the"walls of the recesses 22 and 31 eachV engageand clampabout half of the surface ofthe head 23 of the stippling member, whereby said members are properly securedV in placev for operation of the tool'. l, u

Should it be 'desired to remove'the stippling membersy fronrthe holder, all that: need be done is to loosen the nuts'27 slightly, yand thento move the slideml toward the vright, as viewed in Figs. 1 and 3l Suchmovement separates the complementary'recesses 22' and 31 sothat the head'23 of each of the stippling members is released about half of itssur'face and any'lparticularoneor all 'of said members atone time may be readily removed. Similarly, to replace the ,stippling member. 16 intol the boldifr together with,VV other similar members, the tool is preferably held with the bottom up, and the heads 23 of such members inserted into either of the recesses 22 or 31, but preferably, into engagement with the walls of the recess 22. The st-ippling Amembersare thereby held sufficiently to allow the movement ofthe slide 15 toward the left to bring the walls of the recesses 31 into engagement with half. the surface of eachof the headsk 23, whereafter the nuts 27 may be tightened to hold the parts into the positions in which they are thus manually set.

Each of the members 16 may Ibe made of any' suitable :slightly yieldable material such as comparatively thin fibre, stid paper, sheet metal, rolled bakelite, leather, or yany other suitable material resistant to .the action of paint solvents andto whichgwet paint adheres tor a sufficient extent toperform the stipplirig ope-ration. Rubber is objectionable in this respect, since dried paint is difficult to removefrom rubber, and must be removed s by vmeans of paint solvents such as tur'pentine or gasoline, the paint solvent also attacks the rubber and partly dissolves it so that its effective life is very short. A

It'willbe understood that for purposes'of economy, and so thatvthe membermay be discarded and anew one quickly made von the job, thev stippling member 16 may be made of paper, fabric, rags, old rubber tire` tubes, or` other waste material, twisted preferably into sufficientlyj'compact form so that the ends thereof maybe suitably clamped and retainedbetween the wallsof the recesses 22 andv Y'When sol formed, the design, of course,Vv will be ,indeterminate or haphazardl It will furtherV be `understood that while l have" shown stippling members having subst antially closedclower ends 32 thereon of greater diameterthanthe heads 23and provided with a definite predeterminedv designv and having substantially smooth flared walls, the operative ends may bemadeof any design, regular or irregular, and the wallsv may be twisted, crimpedy or molded into any convenientpform. It will further be understood thatthe stippling members may have annular or hollow ends, if desired, or thatsaid ends may be corrugated, crimped, embossed, or grcove'd by any suitable process to form any suitableprocessto form any suitable design'as may bey found convenient or desirable. Furthermore, as illustrated, theheads 23 of the stipplingmembers, while shown aligned in lsubstantiallyregularformation, may be staggered into' any design or position, regular or irregulanbymerely changing therelative. positions Vof theV complementary recesses 22a`n`d31...Y

lAs shown inF-,igslel and k5, the'holder 40 of thestrippling tool is'provided with de-A pending Ysides 41 andr42, ,formingv agroolve or openingV 43 therebetween, open at ,the'rbottom'. At'tlie lower face'of' each of the sides 41 and` 42 is arranged a rail as 39 similar to the rail 13 and similarly secured in place by the screws 44. One otherwise open end of the groove 43, is closed by the end member 45 secured tothe holder 40 as by means of the screws 46. At the other end 47 ofthe head 40, a locking latch as 48 is pivoted as by means of the screw 49 secured to the head 40.

Means'a-re provided for the rapid insertion and removal of an entire set of stippling members 50 as a unit into and from the holder. Towardv this end, the sides 41 and 42 are Y grooved longitudinally as at 51 for the reception of the plate 52 and the springs 53. Said plate 52 is further provided with means Vfor permanently holding the stippling members 50 in place. As illustrated, said means comprises the tubular projections 54 pressed from the plate 52 andhavingopenings 55 therelin,`into which the ends 56 ofthe stipplingmembers may be inserted and held. lVhen said members 50 are made of substantially rigid material such as metal, fibre, or the like, they may be held in place permanently to the plate 52, as by indenting the tubular portions 54 by means of the indents 57 which enter and bear against the inserted ends 56 of the stippling members. If desired, a continuous groove 58, (Fig. 6), may replace the single indent 57 or a multiplicity of such indents. The

plate 52 and the members 50 thus secured thereto, form a unit which can be easily and rapidly inserted into and removed from the holder. To secure said plate 52 in place, I prefer to use the series of leaf springs 53, secured to the rails 43 as by means of suitable screws 60. Said leaf springs, at their ends, engage the upper surfaces 61 of the rails 39 and at intermediate points 62, engage the upper wall 63 of the recess 51 when the plate 52Yis removed from the holder. The springs otherwise enga-ge the under surface of the plate at 62.

. In the assembled position shown in Figs.

4 and v 5, the latch 48 is turned into substantially vertical position to engage the adjacent end of the plate 52 and to lock said plate against sliding longitudinally. To remove the plate 52 and the stippling members secured thereto, the latch 48 is turned about -its pivot 49 to release the end of the plate,

whereupon said plate may be moved horizontally over the springs 53 towards the right asV viewed in Fig. 4, and through the open end of theV groove 43. Another similar plate 52 with stippling members 50 of different design may then be inserted through the open end of the groove 43, said plate sliding upon the springs 53 until one end thereof abuts against the end member 45. The latch 48 1may' then be turned down into its vertical position to lock the plate in place ready for the stippling operati-on.

In the operation of my improved tool, the handle 1Q is grasped by the operator and the `of the stippling member in a manner well known in the art. Said end, being more or less irregular, that is, being corrugated, grooved, embossed, or otherwise shaped to contact with the wall only along predetermined lines, removes the wet coat only at predetermined areas and exposes the underlying ,dried coat of paint or exposes the uncoated surface, as the case may be, along areas which give the desired stippled appearance.

It will be understood that my improved tool may also be used for the application of paint or other coating material to a surface in the designs determined by the shape of the ends of the stippling members. This may be done by dipping said members into wet paint and then bringing the ends thus wet into con.

tact with the surface to be stippled in a manner which is well understood.

The stippling members themselves form a feature of the tool. It will be understood, as previously explained, that these members may be made in the form of rosettes and in connection with the holders shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, may be very economically made for quick replacement to produce a variety of designs by merely twisting a wad of paper or the like into suficiently compact form to be gripped between the slide 15 and the holder 11 or, if desired, to be forced through the tubular members 54 of the plate 52 shown in Figs. 4 and 5. When made in advance, the stippling members are economically made of molded or stamped members, or members formed in any other suitable manner to produce a great variety of designs on the ends thereof. In any case, should the stippling members become worn and need replacement for any reason, they may be rapidly disassembled from the holder therefor,

and different members substituted.

If desired, the tubular portions 65 of the plate 52 corresponding to the tubular portions 54, may be suitably shaped as for eX- ample, in the curved shape of the heads 66 of the stippling member 16. When so shaped, as illustrated in Fig. 6, the entire plate is manipulated as a unit and since it carries all of the stippling members thereon, the plate is adapted to be inserted into the holder 11. Said members 16 are thereby held in position by the engagement of the walls of the recesses 22 and 31 with the heads 65, without the necessity for separate handling.

As shown in Fig. 7, when a wad of paper is used, the end of said wad is shaped under pressure of the walls of the co-acting recesses 22 and 31 to firmly grip the stippling member and to hold it for a sufficiently long period to perform the stippling opera'QIl, .Other L -stippling members.

Wads 'made' on the spot may beA substituted therefor as thelWorlr progresses. .A

It Will be seen that I have provided'a siniple land inexpensive holder wherein a series of stippling members may be rapidly inserted and removed; that I have further' provided means forholdin'g a series of stippling n members, for handling the series as a unit for will be understood that various changes may be made therein, as suggested, and that Vl do not intend to limitmyself to the embodiments illustrated as exemplifying my invention,

, but intend to claim my invention` as broadly as may be permitted by the state of the prior art and the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a stippling tool, the. combination with a series of stippling members, of a groved holder having a handle thereon, and

a slide movable relatively to, and in the` groove of, said holder, the yholder and the slide having complementary recesses to engage said stippling members for holding said members removably in assembled relation to 'the holder. Y a

2. ln a hand stippling tool, a series-of stippling members, a holder for said members, `and means slidable into operative position in said holder for removably .maintaining said members .in operative'assembled relation to the holder, and adapted` to Ybe moved out of operative position for releasingsaid members from the holder.

3. Ina'hand stippling tool, a series of stippling members, and means for securiiigsaid members inoperative position in oney operation, comprising a pair of cooperating and relatively movable elements, at least one of said elements engaging the ends of all ofsaid 4. lnv a stippling tool, a handled holder,

and a slidev cooperating with said holderl for securing a pluralityof stippling members in operative relation` to'said holder by a single movement of `said slide. y

5. In stippling'tool, a handled holder, a stippling unit including a plurality o-f'stip- Apling members, means slidable in said holder .for engaging said members and forl arranging said members in 'substantially parallel spaced relation and intoasseinbled relation to the head, and means vrfor removably maintaining said engaging Vmeans in its operative position.`

6. In a stippling tool,- apluralityof stip-` pling members, means engaging said linembers for securing said members in operative position in said tool in one operation and for -releasing all of said stippling members simultaneously Wherebysaid members may be simultaneously secured inv place Vandsaid members may be rsimultaneously removed `from said tool, and means for supporting and guiding said securing means. Y

7 In a stippling tool, a plurality of stippling members, each of said members being ared at its operative end and being narrower at its other end, and means for detachably securing all of said members in operative position in said tool simultaneously.

8. A stippling member for a Vstippling tool crushed of sheet materialto providean outer surface having liaphazard projections and depressions therein, said member havingcits operative end of larger diameter than. its

other end, said operative vend including a series of irregular and haphazard.projections and depressions spread over the entire area of said end. i

l 9. A stippling element fora stippling tool,

comprising a plate, a series of tubular eXten-:

sions on said plate and stippling members inserted into and secured tosaid extensions.

10. Means for manipulating a series of stippling members as a unit :for insertion into and removal from a holder simultaneously,:

comprising a plate, a series of stipplin'g meinbers, and means forsecuring each of said members to said plate, the Vmarginal edge portions of said plate being unobstructe'dfor insertion into a holder.

11.` A designproducing member for a stippling tool, comprising an..Y apertured plate adapted tovbe removablyl inserted into the tool, and a series of stippling members, each permanently ysecured to said plateand each having an operative end, anda smallerend inserted into an aperture of and secured to said plate. i

12. A stippling unit adapted to be rapidly inserted into and removedY from a holder therefor, comprising a comparatively thin plate, tubularprojections on said` platejand a series of stippling members, each having an end inserted into one of the projections, and an indented portion pressed" from the tubular portion of each of said projections and engaging said inserted end of the' stipplingmember.

13. In'a stippling tool, a holder 4having a central longitudinal groove therein and a pair of smaller grooves substantially' co-eXtensive with and at the edges ofthe longitudinal groove, a plate having its edges removably insertable into the edge grooves, means for removably maintainingV said lplate in vsaid head, and a multiplicityl ofV stippling members secured to said plate, v Y y 14. ln a stippling tool, a'grooved holder, a handle on said holder, a plate adapted to bev inserted into and removed from the grooves of said holder, a multiplicity of stippling members secured to said plate, spring means in said grooves for urging said plate into its operative position, and means for maintaining said plate against accidental removal from said holder.

15. In a stippling tool, a grooved holder, a plate slidable in the grooves of said holder, a plurality of stippling members carried by said plate, means for urging said plate and the members carried thereby against the holder, and removable means for locking said plate to the holder.

16. In a stippling tool, a substantially rectangular holder having depending grooved sides, and a longitudinal space between the sides and open at the other end, a plate removably inserted into the grooves of the sides, springs secured to the lower wall of the grooves of the sides and engaging the under surface of the plate for urging the plate against the upper surfaces of said grooves, a plurality of stippling members secured to said plate and movable therewith, and a latch pivoted to the holder and adapted to engage the plate for normally maintaining said plate in its operative position.

17. In a stippling tool, a holder, a handle for said holder on one face thereof, spaced projections separated by grooves on the other face of said holder, a slide pivoted to and movable in said grooves between said projections, said slide and said projections having complemental recesses therein, bolts passing through the slide and the holder for normally preventing separation thereof and permitting relative movement thereof and adapted to secure said holder and said slide in operative relation, and stippling members adapted to be removably inserted into said recesses and clamped therein in the operative positions of said slide and holder.

18. In a stippling tool, a multiplicity of removable stippling members, each provided with a head, a slotted holder, spaced projections depending from one face of said holder, each of said projections having a recess therein, the wall of the recess being shaped to engage approximately half of the surface of the head of a stippling member, a slide arranged between said projections, transverse arms on said slide of less width than the distance between said projections whereby said slide is movable between said projections, each of said arms having a recess therein complementary to the recess on the adjacent projection, the wall of the recess in the arm being adapted to engage the remaining surface of the head of the stippling member, a bolt passing through the slide and through the slot of the holder, and a nut on said bolt for tightening the bolt to iX the slide in its adjusted position.

19. In a stippling tool, a series of lstippling members and means for releasing all of said members simultaneously for removal from said tool, comprising a grooved and recessed holder, a recessed slide mounted for reciprocating movement in the grooves of said holder, the recesses of said slide and said holder being shaped and arranged to engage and clamp said stippling members in operative position between the walls of the recesses, and means for securing said slide against movement relatively to the holder.

20. In a stippling tool, a multiplicity of stippling members, and means for removably securing said members in operative position simultaneously and for releasing all of said members simultaneously, comprising a pair of relatively slidable and recessed cooperating clamping elements, and means for securing said elements together, the walls of the recesses of said elements each engaging part of the surface of one of said stippling members to clamp said members therebetween in the operative positions thereof, and for releasing said members on the separation of the walls of the recesses.

HARRY TAYLOR. 

